Newly-Opened Bridge a Boon to Motorists
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Federer reaches 14th INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 REGION 9 BUSINESS 1 – 6, 8 – 12 Wimbledon 17,883.00 9,980.11 48.76 ARAB WORLD 9, 10 CLASSIFIED 7, 8 Qatar banking sector +17.00 +55.65 -0.23 INTERNATIONAL 11 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 +0.10% +0.56% -0.47% at healthy levels quarter-fi nal Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10140 July 5, 2016 Ramadan 30, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Eid al-Fitr Newly-opened bridge begins In brief tomorrow in Qatar PALESTINE | Relief a boon to motorists Gaza receives first omorrow is the fi rst day of Eid Turkish aid shipment The bridge, along with the F-Ring al-Fitr as today is the last day of Turkey’s first shipment of Road, will provide a 14km “free- TRamadan, the Crescent Sight- humanitarian aid bound for the flow highway” without any traff ic ing Committee of the Ministry of En- Gaza Strip reached its destination signals dowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Aff airs yesterday. Turkish consul general announced in Doha yesterday. in Jerusalem Mustafa Sarnic, he opening of a new bridge, ex- “The Crescent Sighting Commit- who arrived in Gaza yesterday, tending from the F-Ring Road tee of the Ministry of Endowments said that the Gaza-bound Turkish Tto Mesaimeer Road, yesterday (Awqaf) and Islamic Aff airs announced container vessel Lady Leyla, has come as a boon for motorists, fa- yesterday evening that Tuesday, July 5, carrying food, clothes, shoes cilitating the free fl ow of traffi c from will be the 30th day of the holy month and toys, was “the first step on Hamad International Airport (HIA) of Ramadan and Wednesday, July 6, the path to lifting the blockade and Al Wakrah towards Doha and will be the fi rst day of Eid al-Fitr,” the imposed on Gaza”. Page 10 back. offi cial Qatar News Agency (QNA) said. “The bridge with the road connect- The committee at its meeting said ed to it will allow smooth movement of the Shawwal crescent could not be ob- BRITAIN | Politics vehicles directly from Al Waab, Salwa served yesterday evening. Ukip leader Road, Bu Hamour and Al Maamoura to The Emiri Diwan announced that Al Thumama, HIA and the Corniche,” HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- steps down the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) mad al-Thani will receive well-wish- The leader of the insurgent right- said. ers on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr at Al wing UK Independence Party said The bridge, along with the F-Ring Ashghal and project off icials at the opening of the new bridge extending from the F-Ring Road to Mesaimeer Road. Wajbah Palace on the fi rst day of the yesterday he was stepping down Road, will provide a 14km “free-fl ow Eid. after realising his ambition to highway” without any traffi c signals, enabling access to this area through Sale Market and Mesaimeer Street. Kuwari and Roads Maintenance De- Eid holidays for ministries and other win a vote for Britain to leave the which will enhance traffi c movement the service road. The Rawdat Al Khail Road project partment manager engineer Yousef government entities and public insti- EU, the latest twist in a dramatic and provides easy access to and from The closed exits of Rawdat Al Kha- includes building an 8km long dual al-Emadi. tutions in Qatar started on Sunday, reshaping of the nation’s politics. vital areas such as HIA, Salwa Road, lfat, Rawdat Al Dabdaba, Al Kharija carriageway road with three lanes in Traffi c Department director Briga- July 3, and would end on Monday, July Page 16 Bu Hamour, Al Maamoura and Al Thu- Street and Al Rabyat Street will be each direction, in addition to building dier Mohamed Saad al-Kharji, Plan- 11. Employees are to resume work on mama. opened. The bridge with the F-Ring six multi-level interchanges, namely: ning and Traffi c Safety head Brigadier Tuesday, July 12. Two temporary extra lanes will be Road extension will make accessing a the East Industrial Interchange, Karwa Mohamed Marafi and Central Mu- The offi cial news agencies of Saudi BANGLADESH | Terrorism available to enable vehicles to take a number of important destinations and Interchange, Barwa Interchange, nicipal Council member for the 10th Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Police probe U-turn onto the F-Ring Road under schools much easier and faster. Barwa Village access Interchange, District Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Bahrain and Kuwait also quoted reli- the bridge to reach Barwa Village, the The new bridge is a vital part of Raw- Woqod Interchange, and Al Jazeera al-khulaifi were also present. gious authorities as saying yesterday attackers Religious Complex, Al Wakrah and the dat Al Khail Road project, which aims to Interchange on the F-Ring Road. Abdullah Dhafer al-Hajri, the fi rst that Eid would begin tomorrow after Bangladesh police yesterday Industrial Area through using the new enhance traffi c fl ow and ease traffi c jam The opening was attended by Ash- Qatari national who passed through failing to sight the moon that marks the sought more information from service road which is approximately in the area. It will also connect the In- ghal president engineer Nasser bin Ali the new bridge right after its opening, start of the three-day festival. friends and family of the men 1km long. dustrial Area with Doha city centre and al-Mawlawi, Infrastructure Aff airs lauded the project and commented on Yemen, Indonesia and the Philip- suspected of carrying out a This is in addition to providing two make it easier to reach Barwa Village director engineer Jalal Yousef al-Sal- its importance in boosting traffi c fl ow, pines are also among the countries deadly attack on a restaurant in lanes to make a U-turn under the and the commercial area. It also con- hi, Expressway Projects Department especially the one coming from HIA which announced tomorrow as the fi rst the capital, and some are believed bridge in front of Al Jazeera Academy, nects the F-Ring Road with the Whole manager engineer Nasser Ghaith al- and Al Wakrah towards Doha. Page 2 day of Eid. Page 2 to have attended top schools and colleges at home and abroad. Page 25 RAMADAN THOUGHT Invoke your Lord with humility Banks to have three working days as Eid holidays and in secret. He likes not the aggressors. And do not do anks and other fi nancial insti- ers’ requirements when they will be Mall, Villaggio, City Center, Land- branches will resume work as per eration teams, which will be available mischief on the earth, after it has tutions governed by the Qatar closed for fi ve consecutive days during mark, Lagoona, Medina Centrale, Gulf regular morning and evening shifts. for customer help round-the-clock, been set in order, and invoke BCentral Bank will have three Eid al-Fitr. Mall will resume work on the second The branches at the malls will be open industry sources said yesterday. Him with fear and hope. Surely, working days as Eid al-Fitr holiday, They have made some arrangements and third day of Eid during evening from Saturday until Thursday from All automated teller machines Allah’s Mercy is (ever) near unto QCB said in a circular yesterday. to serve customers during Eid al-Fitr hours. More details on QNB’s services 9am to 2-30pm and 3-30pm to 9pm (ATMs) would also be under scrutiny the good-doers. (Qur’an 7:55-56) It said the three-day holiday for through various delivery channels. during Eid Al-Fitr can be had from and on Friday from 4pm to 9pm. to ensure they are suffi ciently loaded banks and other fi nancial institutions Qatar’s largest bank QNB informed 44407777. QIB e-channels will be available with cash. Prayer times will be from the fi rst day of Eid al-Fitr, its customers that it will “extend its For customers’ convenience, Qatar round-the-clock through Internet The card team in each bank has been Fajr....3.19 Zuhr....11.38 Asr....3.02 which is tomorrow. banking services” during the Eid holi- Islamic Bank (QIB) announced that banking, QIB mobile banking ap- put on maximum alert in view of the Maghrib.....6.31 Isha.....8.01 Eff ectively, banks and fi nancial in- day to work un-interrupted round- The Gate Mall, Dar Al Salam and City plication, call centre and more than potentially higher use of credit cards stitutions in Qatar will have fi ve days the-clock at the Marriot branch, e- Center branches will open its doors 170 ATMs and cash deposit machines by customers during Eid. Besides as- Fasting times continuous holiday with the weekend. branches at Al Khor Mall and Pearl/ from the evening of the second day of across the country. sisting customers, the teams will also Iftar today .............................6.31pm Local banks and fi nancial institu- Porto Arabia. Eid as per regular banking hours. Local banks have also organised be on the “lookout for any misuse”, tions have geared up to meet custom- In addition, QNB branches at The After Eid holidays, all the 31 QIB their call centres and posted fi eld op- sources said. Suicide bombings hit three cities in Saudi Arabia hree suicide bombers struck in rity forces parking lot with at least one Saudi Arabia yesterday in a rare body nearby.